Sometimes there’s a little bit of anxiety that rises to the surface of our emotions when we are faced with being in the presence of a friend who is grieving. Because of that, we often times feel like we have no idea what we should say or do. So we find ourselves babbling on and… Continue Reading
Overcoming Insecurity: The Dreaded Gym
I finished stuffing my towel, hair dryer, flat iron, makeup, toiletries, shower shoes, clean clothes, socks, shoes, brush, book and water bottle into my bulging gym bag and heaved it up onto my shoulder. I snatched my purse and made my way out to the cold car only to realize there was a fresh new… Continue Reading
Putting an End to “The Crazies”
Our lives have been on the crazy cycle for several months. We are usually pretty busy people, but the past few weeks have been a whirlwind with our son in his senior year of high school, writing and editing a book, learning how to navigate the social media world of Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, making… Continue Reading
In The Minefields
Have you ever felt that life turns out to be more difficult and less picturesque than you thought it would be? Whether it is your marriage, a new job, a new city, retirement, or a new child, life seems to let us down when it doesn’t meet our expectations. I have felt that let-down before. I’ve felt cheated by… Continue Reading
It’s a Small Small World
Our family actually calls it, “The Bowers Curse.” We simply can’t go too many places without running into someone we know or someone who has a connection back to one of our family members. Years ago my husband David and his Dad attended a basketball game at Purdue University’s Mackey Arena that seats nearly 15,ooo… Continue Reading
Life: As Told by a Deck of Cards
Today we get to hear from my husband David. From now on, every first Thursday of the month will feature a guest post of his. Enjoy! Do you remember playing the card game “war” as a kid? The game is between two players, and both are dealt a stack of cards. Each player throws down… Continue Reading
Two Simple Words
One wouldn’t think that putting two simple words together would be such a difficult task. By the time most of us are two or three years old we are stringing many words together to form complete sentences. Two words shouldn’t seem that difficult, but for some reason forming the strength to say, “Thank You” can… Continue Reading
In the Blink of an Eye
It seems like just yesterday that I was snuggling with my newborn baby boy for hours on the living room couch; or we were watching him take his first steps as he held on to a bouquet of helium balloons that he thought were holding him up; or we watched him run across the road… Continue Reading
LIGHTS. CAMERA. ACTION
You may be aware that David and I have been traveling around the country lately with our videographer as we capture interviews for a documentary we are filming. We’ve been blessed by everyone’s stories and we are very excited to finally document the story that God’s been writing in our lives. This process has been… Continue Reading
The Modern Day Scrapbook
Anyone who knows me very well knows I am not the most techno savvy woman on the planet. Quite the contrary–I usually can’t even get the blue screen off of the living room television so I can actually watch a program. I need to call for help and wait patiently until my hubby or my… Continue Reading